"The attendance of a structural engineer was requested due to the damage sustained to the shop.

"The driver of the vehicle was left in the hands of paramedics and duty of care for the incident was left with site staff."

A spokesman from Sainsbury’s said: “We can confirm there was an incident at petrol filling station in Frome and the site is temporarily closed. We’re working hard to reopen as quickly as possible. We’re sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.”